http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/rss/MyTimeInHistory-Claims.xmlen-gbMy Time In History - Design Lynx Ltd - http://www.designlynx.co.ukCultureLatest user submitted Claims to Fame on My Time In HistoryMy Time In HistorySat, 20 Jun 2009 04:36:48 +0100info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/27/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/27/rssAs a car freak I always visit the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Last year I was walking around the Paddock area of the show (this is where the supercars are usually sited), imagine my surprise when standing beside me was Nick Mason. We spoke a little about cars - he is an avid collector of expensive cars, and he allowed me to take a photo of him (see right) I have always been a Floyd fan and when I had to opportunity to combine my love of their music with my love of cars I was thrilled - A great Day !!!User ClaimTue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/26/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/26/rssI found out that I was related to Clyde Barrow and it so neat to be related to someone that was famous!User ClaimMon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/25/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/25/rssShortly after I was born, in 1958, my mother took me on a flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. I was crying and hungry, Mother was exhausted. A very kind Vincent Price offered to bottle feed me so that Mother could nap. I've often wondered if he sang to me, too...User ClaimWed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/24/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/24/rssI went with my boyfriend to a Doctor Who exhibition, and met Colin Baker. We spoke to him for about five minutes before getting his autograph and then going to talk to some Daleks. We also met a Cyberman, a Sontaren, and one of the past Masters.User ClaimMon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/23/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/23/rssLast year i was working in a sandwich bar and Stevie G would come in to get his lunch, i suppose, and i served him twice with the butties 'I' had made!!! I didn't speak to him as i was nervous!!! Like "Hello!!", "Steven Gerrard!!!!!" was eating my butties for his lunch!!! Well, thats my claim to fame!!! User ClaimWed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/22/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/22/rssIn 1997-8 when I was living in Henley, Reading, we lived down the road from George Harrison, the former Beatle. I don't think we ever saw him, but his house was heeuuge.User ClaimTue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/21/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/21/rssIt started 5 years ago when i did my first ever late night love for a radio station in East sussex...in the Uk are you in mood for love was my first link on the radio mic...this is now history worrying really User ClaimFri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/20/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/20/rssI went out with Ronald McDonald. He didn't have the outfit on at the time but I met him when he was making an advert. I asked him what other TV adverts he had done but he wouldn't tell me. He told me I'd know when I saw him.......and I did! We only ever went out once!!!User ClaimWed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/19/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/19/rssI founded a school radio station with some friends (it was called Kelsey Sound), and we decided we should do some celebrity interviews. Being interested in motor racing, I wrote to Stirling Moss and requested an interview. He agreed, on the condition that I take hime a bottle of Gewurtztraminer (by Hugel) - so that in his words, I could get my interview and he could have a jolly nice drink. He was an absolute gentleman, and answered all of my questions in great detail, and with great interest. User ClaimTue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/18/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/18/rssI was about 18 at the time and had gone over to my girlfriends grandparent's house to meet her and then go on to the cinema. I waited in the hallway for her when I noticed her grandfather shuffling across the hallway towards me. He stretched out his hand to me and so I held out mine thinking he wanted to shake it but to my surprise he pressed a five pound note into it (which paid for the cinema tickets). Now I hear you ask what's so amazing about that? Well this man (my girlfriend's grandfather) was none other than Sir Barnes Wallis the inventor of the bouncing bomb, designer of the...User ClaimFri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/17/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/17/rssIn 1982, at age 16, I was in the process of completing my Duke of Edinburgh's Silver Award. This is an award for young people that requires them to get off their butts and do things. Camping, sporting, hobbies, social projects, that sort of thing. There was an exhibition of entries completed by students taking the award at which the Duke was a visitor. I had a couple of models that I had built including an off road remote control car. Before the show opened, I had been driving this car around to demonstrate it's abilities (aka showing off) to the other exhibitors. However, when putting the...User ClaimThu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/16/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/16/rssMy late father, Leslie Airey CGM was a member of 101 Bomber squadron in WW11 On a sortie over Milan (Italy) they came under fire from an enemy aircraft and my father was shot through the leg although he managed to hit the attacking aircraft even though in pain and trapped by fire (he was the rear gunner). At 800ft the pilot decided to try and climb over the Alps and make it back to England. This they managed and they landed with less than 2 Min's of fuel left for flying. The aircrew were the most highly decorated in one mission throughout the war. Now that is a proper claim to...User ClaimTue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/15/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/15/rssHow many claims to fame relate to things that happen in the wee small hours? Mine took place in Paris during the 1999 Rugby World Cup (the last one we didn't get to the final of) when, after seeing our brave lads knocked out by the South Africans (who went on to win) at the then new Stade de France we went for a meal and then repaired to a rugby fans heaven - a street of rugby related bars known as the Rue de Soif. There we drank beer with English and South African fans and with a number of the defeated English team. At 2 in the morning I found myself in a group of six with Jason Leonard...User ClaimMon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/14/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/14/rssI spent my teenage years in Wilmington, nr Dartford in Kent and went to Willmington Grammar School for boys, just off Dartford Heath. Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones was also at the same school a couple of years ahead of me. After completing my secondary schooling I than went onto Sidcup School of Art. I was surprised to find that Keith Richards had also done the same (although he was kicked out of the college probably or guitar playing rather than undertaking art studies). That first year that I was at Sidcup the Rolling Stones played at out Christmas Party in Albany Park, Near...User ClaimTue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/13/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/13/rssI was working in a design studio in Sevenoaks an 1967. Over lunch someone mentioned that there was a film crew set up in Knoll Park quite near to where we were. So about a dozen of us went over to see what was happening. Imagine our complete surprise when we realised it was the Beatles making a video for "Strawberry Fields". They had "strung" a grand piano into a tree and were miming to the music - everything seemed surreal but then most of the things that they did at that time were. User ClaimTue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/12/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/12/rssI was about 14 years old and was staying in a hotel with my family in Devon... My complete passion was, and still is theatre and there , staying in our hotel was Lawrence Olivier! He was there to write his memoirs for his autobiagraphy. On the Sunday buffet lunch I plucked up the courage to ask Lord Olivier if I could get him some food from the buffet (he was quite frail). He said yes and then invited me and my family to have lunch with him. I had an amazing time listening to his stories of his drama school auditions...particularly the one he did in the Royal Albert Hall which he said was...User ClaimMon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/11/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/11/rssBack in 1988, when I was living in County Durham, a friend invited me to a meeting of the Sedgefield Labour Party at the local leisure centre. The speaker was David Blunkett and afterwards the local MP, a Mr. Tony Blair bought everyone a drink. If I had known that he was going to be Prime Minister, then I would have taken a photo of my lager and lime.User ClaimSat, 08 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/10/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/10/rssI once 'starred' in an episode of the Wide Awake Club in ITV in the early 80s. I went to play in a snooker tournament, and was chosen for a special feature, as I had brought a pint of milk (stolen off a doorstep on the way) they found that funny. No accounting for taste. I met Tommy Boyd who was very unpleasant, as were the rest of the crew. I met Timmy Mallet some time later who was very pleasant, if trying a little too hard to be funny.User ClaimFri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/9/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/9/rss1985, Highbury Stadium, an Arsenal team with John Lukic, Viv Anderson, Steve Williams, Martin Keown, Paul Davis and Tommy Caton among others are quivering in their boots as an all star 11 representing the Hi-Fi and Video trade press are about to take them on. 60 minutes later and honours are even at 3-3. I scored an exceptional tap-in second goal. Claims that I was miles off-side were churlish.User ClaimFri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/8/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/8/rssWhilst on holiday to the USA in 1978 I went to visit some friends I had made at NASA headquarters in Washington. My friend Charles arranged a surprise meeting for me with an astronaut who was working in Washington at the time. The astronaut concerned was Dr Joseph Allen. I had the opportunity to discuss his part in the space program. He was on assignment to NASA headquarters in legislative affairs, awaiting a Shuttle mission. He flew his first mission in 1982. In 1984 he was part of the crew who flew the historic flight to rescue a satellite that had not gone into the correct orbit and bring...User ClaimThu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/7/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/7/rssIt was the first game I created for Windows. A fast paced arcade puzzler created and developed in Macromedia Director 8. The game involved a missile that is launched into an enemies base, the player could manipulate certain areas of the environment and install components in various locations that would help guide, split or teleport the missile to it's desired target; the power generator. The game took a few months to put together and featured royalty free music, 60 levels of raytraced graphics and a subtle storyline that led to a rather nice twist at the end. As usual when I release...User ClaimFri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/6/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/6/rssMany moons ago when the Amiga was the best home computer going and PCs were still on Windows 3.11, Amiga Format magazine ran a competition for all aspiring game creators to send in there games, the best of which would win a t-shirt and some other small prize (I can't for the life of me remember what). There were no regulations for the competition except it had to have been created using one of the two home development programming languages available at the time; Amos or Blitz Basic. I had always been a keen Amos supporter so I chose that. I had already written a few titles before and...User ClaimFri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/5/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/5/rssBack in the seventies when Barry Sheene was the Grand Prix Motorcycle World Champion he came to diner with his wife Stephanie (model for Penthouse and Mayfair). They came to diner as they were buying my parents house which we lived in at the time in Charlwood, Surrey. I remember him showing us some of the scars he had (nasty!) recieved from his crashes.User ClaimSat, 24 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/4/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/4/rssI was fortuntate enough to be invited to the premier of the first in the second wave of the Star Wars Trilogies. There was much expectation and buzz for this unveiling after 20 years of no new Star Wars footage... but not as excited as I was I stood in the toilets taking a leak next Mr Ewan McGregor !!
Yep I need to get out more!User ClaimFri, 23 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/2/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/2/rssMany years ago I was visiting my uncle at his flat in London. He had just finished making a film "Slade in Flame" for the Slade. Who should pop in whilst I was there but none other than Noddy Holder. I was only around 12 years old at the time and I remember being a bit disappointed that he wasn't wearing his trade mark hat with all the twinkly bits on it. Anyway it still gave me something to brag about with my school friends who were well into Slade at the time which made them all very envious!User ClaimThu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000info@mytimeinhistory.com (My Time In History User)http://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/1/rsshttp://www.mytimeinhistory.com/claim/1/rssJudie Tzuke did a couple of concerts at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on the 24th/25th May 1982. These were recorded and put onto her live album "Road Noise". My claim to fame is that on one of the dates I went with my girl friend at the time, some friends and my football whistle which I blew really annoyingly at the end of most of her numbers. If you listen to the album you can hear it ......... yup that's me!User ClaimTue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100